Missouri § 355.021 - Fees.
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§ 355.021. Fees.
1. The secretary of state shall collect the following fees when the documents described in this subsection are delivered for filing:
(1) Articles of incorporation, twenty dollars;
(2) Application for reserved name, twenty dollars;
(3) Notice of transfer of reserved name, two dollars;
(4) Application for renewal of reserved name, twenty dollars;
(5) Corporation's statement of change of registered agent or registered office or both, five dollars;
(6) Agent's statement of change of registered office for each affected corporation, five dollars;
(7) Agent's statement of resignation, five dollars;
(8) Amendment of articles of incorporation, five dollars;
(9) Restatement of articles of incorporation with amendments, five dollars;
(10) Articles of merger, five dollars;
(11) Articles of dissolution, five dollars;
(12) Articles of revocation of dissolution, five dollars;
(13) Application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution, twenty dollars;
(14) Application for certificate of authority, twenty dollars;
(15) Application for amended certificate of authority, five dollars;
(16) Application for certificate of withdrawal, five dollars;
(17) Corporate registration report filed annually, ten dollars if filed in a written format or five dollars if filed electronically in a format prescribed by the secretary of state;
(18) Corporate registration report filed biennially, twenty dollars if filed in a written format or ten dollars if filed electronically in a format prescribed by the secretary of state;
(19) Articles of correction, five dollars;
(20) Certificate of existence or authorization, five dollars;
(21) Any other document required or permitted to be filed by this chapter, five dollars.
2. The secretary of state shall collect a fee of ten dollars upon being served with process under this chapter. The party to a proceeding causing service of process is entitled to recover the fee paid the secretary of state as costs if the party prevails in the proceeding.
3. The secretary of state shall collect the following fees for copying and certifying the copy of any filed document relating to a domestic or foreign corporation: in a written format fifty cents per page plus five dollars for certification, or in an electronic format five dollars for certification and copies.
4. Fees mandated in subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection 1 of this section shall be waived if an initial officer or director of the nonprofit corporation is a member of the Missouri National Guard or any other active duty military, resides in the state of Missouri, and provides proof of such service to the secretary of state.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1095, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1664, A.L. 2009 H.B. 481, A.L. 2014 S.B. 600)
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